Corvettes...

ichso · 06-21-07, 10:53 AM

Does it really matter when under silent running whether you go at slow (~100RPM) or set the speed manually to 1kn (~50RPM) ?
Or is this just something we all play fore realism's sake ? I asked myself this question from time to time yet when I was in such a situation

To the topic:
I never experienced covettes being this annoying/dangerous. When attacking a convoy with more than 2 escorts, e.g. one of them was a destroyer and the rest flower corvettes, I didn't recognize any difference in their behaviour.
When I was chased by some escort for several hours, that was a destroyer. The corvettes had gone back to the convoy long before he left.

For modifying gameplay, I only use GWX 1.03.

maillemaker · 06-21-07, 12:34 PM

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Does it really matter when under silent running whether you go at slow (~100RPM) or set the speed manually to 1kn (~50RPM) ?
Or is this just something we all play fore realism's sake ? I asked myself this question from time to time yet when I was in such a situation

I didn't even know until I read it here recently that you could adjust the speed lower than the "slow" setting.

Once I found out, I now routinely manually set revolutions for 1 knot when silent running. I have had much better luck escaping escorts since then.

I do the "wiggle waggle" that has been described. Flank speed to escape maximum depth, cut power to revolutions for 1 knot, alter course 20 degrees and drift.

ichso · 06-21-07, 12:40 PM

Perhaps that depends on the date too. That the destroyer's hydrophones are more advanced in the later periods. It might be effect of higher crew experience then too.

Brag · 06-22-07, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

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Does it really matter when under silent running whether you go at slow (~100RPM) or set the speed manually to 1kn (~50RPM) ?
Or is this just something we all play fore realism's sake ? I asked myself this question from time to time yet when I was in such a situation

I didn't even know until I read it here recently that you could adjust the speed lower than the "slow" setting.

Once I found out, I now routinely manually set revolutions for 1 knot when silent running. I have had much better luck escaping escorts since then.

I do the "wiggle waggle" that has been described. Flank speed to escape maximum depth, cut power to revolutions for 1 knot, alter course 20 degrees and drift.

The Wiggle-Waggle does work! Do you find the escorts often don't even get close to you now?

06-21-07, 10:53 AM	#1
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Does it really matter when under silent running whether you go at slow (~100RPM) or set the speed manually to 1kn (~50RPM) ? Or is this just something we all play fore realism's sake ? I asked myself this question from time to time yet when I was in such a situation To the topic: I never experienced covettes being this annoying/dangerous. When attacking a convoy with more than 2 escorts, e.g. one of them was a destroyer and the rest flower corvettes, I didn't recognize any difference in their behaviour. When I was chased by some escort for several hours, that was a destroyer. The corvettes had gone back to the convoy long before he left. For modifying gameplay, I only use GWX 1.03. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

06-21-07, 12:40 PM	#3
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Perhaps that depends on the date too. That the destroyer's hydrophones are more advanced in the later periods. It might be effect of higher crew experience then too. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169